Category Archives: New York

Racist Confrontation Between NYC Traffic Agent and Chinese Man

Posted on October 22, 2009 by Linda

It’s hard to believe that this sort of thing still happens, and yet, here it is: earlier this week in Manhattan’s Chinatown, traffic agent Twana Chapman was about to put a parking ticket on a car when the owner, Qiang … Continue reading →

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Mandarin, not Cantonese, Becoming the Language of Manhattan’s Chinatown

Posted on October 22, 2009 by Linda

I grew up in Manhattan’s Chinatown. My family speak Toisanese (or Taishanese), which is a version of the more commonly known Cantonese. As far as I knew, everyone in Chinatown spoke either Canton or Toisan, or both. But not Mandarin. … Continue reading →

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APACUNT and National Asian American Theater Festival

Posted on October 16, 2009 by Lily Huang

Something to do in New York: the National Asian American Theater Festival. This year’s festival seems to have very little connection to the performances from the first NAATF in 2007, which offered twenty-five groups and a lot more variety. Here … Continue reading →

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Events This Week: Irvine, NYC, Boston

Posted on October 3, 2009 by Guest Writer

To get your event blogged about on 8Asians, join our social network! B HERE Live Event: Art Exhibit & Live Performance – B HERE, a new campaign created to raise awareness of hepatitis B. The event consists of an art … Continue reading →

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Empire State Building Marks China’s Anniversary

Posted on September 30, 2009 by Tim

China is marking its 60th anniversary of the current communist government and 8Asians covered the celebration in a previous blog post. In a move that has received criticism, the Empire State Building is joining the celebration by lighting up in … Continue reading →

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Runoff Election Tonight in NYC: John C. Liu Vs. David Yassky for City Comptroller

Posted on September 29, 2009 by Linda

Tonight, after I get off work, I will be casting my vote for New York City comptroller in the runoff election between city councilmen John C. Liu and David Yassky. As previously blogged about here on 8Asians, Liu received the … Continue reading →

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Strong Showing for Asian Americans in NYC Primaries

Posted on September 18, 2009 by John

From left to right: John C. Liu, Margaret S. Chin, Yen S. Chou, Kevin D. Kim. Photo sources:  NYC 2009 Primary Election Voter Guide It looks like New York City is becoming more like the San Francisco Bay Area when … Continue reading →

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Jen Kwok’s “Date An Asian” Music Video featuring Soce

Posted on September 13, 2009 by jozjozjoz

Just before we broke for the weekend, Moye shared this NSFW video with the other 8Asians writers. “Date An Asian” is a comedic R&B song written by musician/comedian Jen Kwok. In the style of “a mid-tempo Mariah Carey club joint”, … Continue reading →

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Meet the 8Asians: Brian, Resident Heartthrob

Posted on September 4, 2009 by jozjozjoz

8Asians is not a place to post purely personal stuff, but sometimes when we’re writing about the stuff that interests us, our personal lives & info do get mixed in. So it’s not surprising that even though we’re busy talking … Continue reading →

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Is the Kimchi Mask New York’s New Fashion Trend?

Posted on September 3, 2009 by jee

Lee Jae-suk, a Korean advertisement professional based in NY, has taken it upon himself to create the “Kimchi Mask” for publicizing swine flu prevention. While I am glad to know that Kimchi is effective in guarding against swine flu for … Continue reading →

Posted in (simple), Food & Drink, New York, WTF | 1 Comment

More of my cousin, Daniel Liu (or maybe a little too much!)

Posted on August 25, 2009 by jozjozjoz

After I asked for people to keep an eye out for my cousin Daniel as his image begins appearing in commercial ads, I began receiving requests from people for asking for “introductions” and “more hot pixxx pls!” Um, sorry… no … Continue reading →

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Events: Date Auctions in New York

Posted on August 21, 2009 by Guest Writer

To get your event blogged about on 8Asians, join our social network! yKAN’s 20th year Anniversary Celebration & Date Auction Fundraiser – The young Korean American Network (yKAN) is very excited to commemorate twenty years of service in the community … Continue reading →

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